Combined weather-strip and door-sill



J. SINGER.

COMBINED WEATHER STRIP AND DOOR SILL. 258,486 Patented May 23, 1882.

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UNTTEn STATES PATENT EEIcE.

JOSEPH SINGER, OF \VAYNE, INDIANA.

COMBINED WEATHER-STRIP AND DOOR-SILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,486, dated May 23,1882. Application filed December 13,1881. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JOSEPH SINGER, ofthe township of I'Vayne, county ofMontgomery, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Combined MetallicDoor-SillandWeather-StripforWoodenBuildings, of which the following is a specification.

The object oflny said invention is to produce a combined door-sill andweather-strip for wooden buildings which shall protect the frame andedge of the floor of the building to which itis applied, at the lowerportion of the door-opening, from the weather, and thus preserve saidparts from decay. This object is accomplished by constructing saidcombined sill and weatherstrip in a single casting, which shall also beadapted to receive the lower ends of the doorframe and be securelyattached thereto.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof,and on which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts, Figurel is a perspective view of my improved sill and strip; Fig.2, a top orplan view of one end thereof, and Fig. 3 a transverse vertical sectionalview, as seen when looking to the right from the dotted line :0 or.

In said drawings the portion marked A represents the body of the sill,or the portion forming the door-step; B, the portion forming theweather-strip, and O projections to which the wooden door-frame is to beattached. The wooden door-frame and door are indicated by dotted linesin the relative positions they 00- cupy to this device and to each otherwhen the door is in shutposition. The two portions representing thedoor-frame are marked D D respectively, and that representing the dooris marked E.

It is a well-known fact that where the usual construction is followed inthe door-sills of wooden buildings decay of the edges of the sill, ofthe portions of the floor which abut against the same, and eventually ofthe timbers upon which the same rest, is soon produced by the action ofthe rain which beats in under the door and soaks down into theinterstices between the several parts. By reason of the construction ofmy improved combined door-sill and weather-strip, in which a ridge ofmetal is raised entirely around the door-opening,no water is permittedto pass, and therefore, there being no openings whatever through mysill, the whole of the wooden portions, including the timbers beneath,are protected from dampness and decay. The necessity of forming holes inthe sill is obviated by forming the upwardlyprojecting wings O Othereon, to which the J frame of the door is secured, which, with theflanges a a, form all needed foot-fastenings for said frame.

I desire to say here that I regard merely plating the sill with metal asentirely inadequate to accomplish my purpose, as holes must be formedthrough such plating to secure it to said sill. In order to realize thefull benefit from my invention the device must be cast in a singlepiece, and so near the identical form shown as to possess all itsdescribed qualities and characteristics.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.Acombinedmetallicdoor-sill and weatherstrip for wooden buildings castin asingle piece and constructed, as specified, with the raised portionsB a a,whereby rain is prevented from entering the house or reaching anywooden portion below said sill, substantially as specified.

2. A combined metallic door-sill and weatherstrip having the footportion A, the weather strip or ridge B, the projecting portions 0, towhich the wooden frame is attached, and the flanges a a, against whichthe back sides of the frame parts rest, all cast in a single piece,substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 7th day of December, A. D. 1881.

JOSEPH SINGER. [L. s]

In presence of- G. BRADFORD, OHAs. L. THURBER.

